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Jallow

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first: 1996-01-24
most recent: 2015-12-09
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“As shown by our own experience with the current trials that are ongoing, the longer the interval between the commission of these serious crimes, in 1994, and the time of trial, the greater the possibility that much of the evidence may be lost due to the unavailability of witnesses for various reasons - such as death, relocation or just reluctance on the part of the witnesses to be involved after such a long interval. Yet, understandably, there are no time limits for the prosecution of these offences. The indictees will be prosecuted whenever they are arrested, for so long as there is evidence available. Some of the indictees are of such a high level that it has been considered appropriate for their trials to be conducted by an international mechanism.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Rwanda, I must acknowledge, has also accomplished much in this area: the abolition of the death penalty; the incorporation of additional fair-trial guarantees in law; the upgrading of facilities; and the training of personnel, with the assistance of the Tribunal. Those positive efforts for capacity-building in the legal sector should be encouraged. The continued and prolonged evasion of justice by the fugitives also poses a challenge to the proper administration of justice, even when those fugitives are finally arrested and brought to trial.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Once the law comes into force and the capacity is established for witness protection and video link facilities, my Office will again consider making further applications before the Trial Chambers in the course of this year for the referral of cases of ICTR indictees to Rwanda for trial. As the concerns of the Trial and Appeals Chambers relate to legal as well as capacity issues, I would urge the Council to call upon Member States to redouble their efforts in support of capacity-building for the Rwandan legal system. Rwanda has had the onerous burden of dealing with the cases transferred not only from the Tribunal but also possibly from other national jurisdictions, as well as many other domestic cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“It is all the more urgent therefore that Member States fully cooperate and that the international community provide additional support - especially in the case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and pressure in the case of Kenya - to these Member States to ensure the immediate capture of the fugitives and their transfer to Arusha for trial. Following the Appeals Chamber decisions rejecting referral of cases to Rwanda for trial under rule 11 bis of the ICTR Rules, the Government of Rwanda is in the process of enacting - indeed, I am advised that it has enacted - additional legislation to meet the remaining concerns of the Appeals Chamber in relation to the protection of witnesses and the recording of testimony of witnesses who may be reluctant to travel to Rwanda to testify.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“The Tribunal's legacy, and by extension respect for the impact of international humanitarian law, depends on the ability of the international community to arrest and give a fair trial to all those who have been indicted for these grave atrocities against their fellow human beings. The cooperation of Member States where fugitives from justice have been located is critical. Closure of the Tribunal without the arrest or without the transfer of these fugitives offers the real danger of maintaining an impunity gap that will be difficult to fill.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“All efforts, including my recent mission of March 2009, to obtain from the Kenyan authorities the particulars and circumstances of his alleged departure from that territory, as well as access to certain governmental records relating to his assets and activities, have been fruitless, as the Kenyan authorities have so far failed to comply with the requests of the Tribunal. Consultations are also ongoing with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to find ways of effecting the arrest and transfer of the large number of ICTR fugitives in that country. We continue to appeal to the Security Council to call on Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and all other States to cooperate with the ICTR in the arrest and transfer of these indictees.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“For several years now, the ICTR has been engaged in securing the cooperation of Kenya in arresting Kabuga and transferring him to the ICTR for trial, and also in the freezing of his assets and properties located in that country. This has involved several missions to Kenya by ICTR officials, including myself. My latest mission to Nairobi in this regard was in March 2009. So far, one property - the family residence of Kabuga in Nairobi, known as the Spanish Villa - has been the subject of seizure by the Kenyan authorities. On 8 January 2008, the Director of Immigration of Kenya wrote to the Joint Task Force to inform it that Felicien Kabuga had left Kenya.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Council members have been briefed regularly on the efforts to effect his arrest and his transfer to the Tribunal. Incontrovertible evidence collected by the Joint Task Force comprising Kenya police and ICTR investigators indicates that Felicien Kabuga entered Kenya in 1994 and was granted a residence permit as well as a permit to carry out business in that country. He, as a result, purchased property; he registered businesses in his own name as well as in the names of others; and he opened various bank accounts in his name with various banks in Kenya. The reports of the Joint Task Force also document several reported sightings of Kabuga in Kenya over a long period.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Our focus in the next six months will thus be: the conclusion of the ongoing trials; the commencement of the trials of the remaining detainees, as and when they are scheduled and in respect of which, as I have said, we are trial-ready; the intensification of our tracking efforts, to secure the arrest and transfer of the fugitives to the ICTR for trial or for transfer elsewhere; renewed efforts for the referral of some cases by the ICTR to Rwanda and to other competent national jurisdictions; and the exploration of new measures to preserve the evidence for the trials of at least the four high-level fugitives who have been earmarked for trial in Arusha, when they are eventually arrested. The arrest of Fe'licien Kabuga continues to be a top priority for the ICTR.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Of the six detainees currently in detention awaiting the scheduling of their cases for trial, the prosecution has prepared those cases and is ready to proceed once they are scheduled. During the same period, seven new cases and appeals have also been filed with the Appeals Chamber, and now there is a total of 11 such cases pending appeal which are being dealt with by the Office of the Prosecutor for hearing. However, despite the intense activity of the ICTR tracking team, no further arrests of any of the 13 outstanding fugitives have been secured in the past six months.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Mr. Jallow: Since our last report to the Security Council, in December 2008, intense activity has continued at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) towards the implementation of the Tribunal's completion strategy, and we remain firmly committed to the expeditious and proper completion of our mandate to bring justice to Rwanda in the light of the genocide of 1994. Within the past six months, the prosecution has commenced the trial of four new cases, one of which has just been completed, and gradual progress has been made in respect of the other cases. The prosecution has already closed its case in two of those cases after very, very brief trials. In addition, the ongoing trials in the multiple-accused case of Karemera et al. and the single-accused case of Setako are moving towards finalization.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“We do not underestimate the challenge of doing so, particularly at a time when, with completion in sight, we continue to lose critical staff at a difficult time. In less than a year since January 2008, for instance, my Office has lost 20 per cent of its staff. Many more may leave due to the uncertainty about the future. I believe that the adoption by the United Nations of measures to provide incentives to staff whose services are critically required seems all the more urgent now. I thank you very much, Mr. President, and the members of the Council for your attention as well as for your support for the work of the ICTR.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“I must stress that there is much concern amongst the Tribunals and these national prosecuting authorities that there should continue to be timely and effective access for the latter to the Tribunals' information and evidence databases in order to facilitate national investigation and prosecution of international crimes. This is a matter which needs to be taken seriously into account as the Security Council decides on residual and legacy issues for the Tribunals. The next six months will be a period of intense trial activity at the ICTR. We are all committed to concluding the trials of those detainees currently in hand and to making referral a success in order to enable us to deal with the cases of some detainees, as well as of the fugitives.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“Last month, the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICTR hosted a conference of all the Prosecutors of the Tribunals as well as prosecutors from countries involved in the investigation and prosecution of international crimes, together with representatives of a number of NGOs interested in the subject. The meeting was convened in the context of the increasingly important role of national systems in combating impunity, with a view to sharing information and experiences and creating a forum through which such an exchange could continue beyond the lifetime of the ad hoc tribunals.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“In my previous report to the Security Council, I indicated that following investigations by both my office and Rwanda into allegations against some members of the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF), the Rwandan Prosecutor General had decided to indict four senior military officers for murder and other war crimes in connection with the killings of several clergy of the Kabgayi parish in June 1994. The trial proceeded in open court in Kigali, under monitoring both by my Office and by other independent observers. It proceeded before a military tribunal. On 24 October, the court convicted two of the officers and sentenced them to 8 years imprisonment, while it acquitted the other two. The Military Prosecutor has advised me that he has appealed both the sentences and the acquittals. I am awaiting the outcome of those appellate proceedings.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“We intend to keep on trying, because a successful referral programme to Rwanda is important for several reasons: it will cut down on the ICTR trial workload for 2009 and facilitate implementation of the completion strategy; it will enable us to refer the cases of the fugitives and thus end 2009 without any fugitives on our list, except the three who have been earmarked for trial in Arusha. It could also facilitate the extradition of cases of suspected genocidaires from other countries to Rwanda, and thus avoid the creation of an impunity gap in the struggle to bring to justice those who are responsible for these kinds of offences.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“As a result of these decisions, the cases of these four detainees and all the thirteen fugitives now fall back within the workload of the ICTR, unless alternative arrangements for trial are made. This setback has not, however, closed the door to the referral strategy. My office and the Office of the Prosecutor General in Rwanda have held a series of consultations with a view to identifying measures that Rwanda could take in order to meet the concerns of the Chambers. The measures having been identified, we have agreed that, once they are implemented by the Rwandan Government, the ICTR Prosecutor will consider submitting new requests to the judges early in 2009 for the referral of cases to Rwanda.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“The Security Council will recall that the Prosecutor had filed requests for the referral of five cases - four detainees and one fugitive - to Rwanda under rule 11 bis of the ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The requests in respect of the four detainees, including the appeals by the Prosecutor in the cases of Munyakazi, Kanyarukiga and Hategekimana have been rejected by the Appeals Chamber. The Appeals Chamber, whilst acknowledging the independence and impartiality of the Rwandan judiciary, has, however, upheld the rejection of the request by the Trial Chambers, essentially out of concerns that the defence might be impeded in its work by the possible reluctance of defence witnesses to travel to Rwanda to testify and by the fact that defence witnesses may face security problems in Rwanda.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“The continued presence and activities of the ICTR fugitives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo contribute greatly to the conflict and instability in that area. As long as the demands of international justice fail to be satisfied through the arrest and transfer of these fugitives, the demands of peace and stability in the region may continue to elude the international community. Although the programme for referral of cases of indictees to national jurisdictions for trial continues to be an important element of the ICTR completion strategy, its implementation, particularly regarding referrals to Rwanda, has suffered a number of setbacks.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“The discussions with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were very positive and encouraging. The recent round of conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the majority of our fugitives are located, has, however, set back the tracking and arrest programme. We therefore continue to appeal to the Security Council to call on all States to cooperate in the arrest and transfer of these indictees, and for appropriate support to be provided to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by all States, by United Nations agencies and particularly by MONUC in order to enable that country to discharge its obligations. The demands of peace and justice converge very strongly in the case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“Despite the heightened activity of the Tracking Team, no arrests of indictees have been secured in the past six months. There is no indication of any steps taken by the Government of Kenya - other than the earlier seizure of one property - to implement the recommendations of the ICTR-Kenya Police Joint Task Force or the requests of the ICTR in respect of the person and property of Felicien Kabuga. As the Security Council is aware, this matter was referred to it by the Secretary-General in June 2008. In September 2008, I held consultations with both the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and Government officials in Kinshasa regarding the arrest and transfer to Arusha of some half a dozen indictees who have taken shelter in that territory.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“These cases are now pending judgement, subject to the possible recall of some witnesses. During the same period, two cases were commenced and are progressing and two indictees, Ngirabatware and Ntawukuriryayo, were transferred to the ICTR for trial during the same period. Currently, the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICTR is preparing the cases of all the current detainees awaiting trial in order to ensure that their cases proceed in 2009 in accordance with the trial schedule submitted by the President. This will include the retrial of Muvunyi ordered by the Appeals Chamber. My office, the Office of the Prosecutor, is firmly committed to the conclusion of these remaining trials in the course of 2009. We believe that target to be achievable.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“Mr. Jallow: Since our last report to the Security Council, much progress has been achieved in the implementation of the completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as outlined by President Byron in his report. Within the past six months, judgements resulting in convictions have been delivered in respect of two accused, with other judgements anticipated in respect of five other accused next week. A significant development in the trial programme has been the recent conclusion of all the multiple- accused cases, with one exception. In all, this involves some 14 accused persons. The long-running Butare case came to a close in November after seven and a half years of trial, as did the Government case and the Military 11 case after five years of trial.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“I would like to thank the members of the Council, the Secretary-General and the Secretariat, as well as Member States, for their support to, and cooperation with, the ICTR.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“That process started within the Office of the Prosecutor towards the end of 2007 with the abolition of a number of posts within the Investigations Division in Kigali. It is expected to continue and intensify in the course of the year. It is a process that is likely to be a difficult one emotionally and in many other respects, both for the staff concerned and for the ICTR. We shall do our utmost to manage the process fairly and compassionately. The closure of the Tribunals will create a large pool of well-tried staff, experienced in the investigation and prosecution of crime, whom I believe the United Nations can rely on and should do its utmost to retain and utilize in other activities.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“I have therefore decided to hold in abeyance further action on my part, on the clear understanding that any such prosecutions in and by Rwanda should be effective, expeditious, fair and open to the public. My Office will also monitor those proceedings. The prosecutions in Rwanda will of course be without prejudice to the primacy of the ICTR's jurisdiction over those crimes. I hope that the prosecutions will be conducted by Rwanda in a manner that will effectively contribute to reconciliation in that country. The anticipated reduction in the workload of the Tribunal by the end of 2008 is reflected in the process of downsizing through the reduction of resources, both human and material.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“Together, we have been able to establish a prima facie case that, on 5 June 1994, RPF soldiers killed 13 clergymen, including five Roman Catholic bishops and two other civilians, at the Kabgayi Parish in Gitarama. Some of the perpetrators of that crime are reported to have died, but others are now serving within the Rwandan Army. Following inquiries, the Rwanda Prosecutor General communicated to me his decision to shortly indict and prosecute four serving senior military officers in the Rwandan Army for murder and complicity to murder as war crimes in connection with that incident. As the Council knows, Rwanda shares concurrent jurisdiction with the ICTR over such offences.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“Over the past year, we have also been actively involved in capacity-building initiatives at the request of the National Prosecution Service in Rwanda. With generous funding from the European Union and the World Bank, the Office of the Prosecutor has held a series of training seminars and workshops for Rwandan prosecutors, investigators and information managers on best practices in the investigation and prosecution of international crimes, as well as on information and evidence management. In my last report to the Council, I indicated that there had been some progress in the investigation of allegations against the members of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF). Rwanda has cooperated with my Office in that process, as requested by the Council.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“That database should be an invaluable tool to national investigating and prosecuting authorities of Member States, now as well as after the closure of the Tribunal, for as long as those fugitives remain at large. Consistent with its mandate and its obligation to fight the culture of impunity, the Office of the Prosecutor will host a forum later this year for selected national prosecuting authorities to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation with them and ensuring their continued access to our database, both now and after the closure of the Tribunal. As part of our consultative process, early next year, we shall also host the fifth annual colloquium for international prosecutors, which will focus on the challenges of completion and the orderly and proper closure of the ad hoc Tribunals.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“Nonetheless, I consider it necessary for the Security Council to reiterate to the Democratic Republic of the Congo its call for cooperation with the ICTR. The Office of the Prosecutor continues to receive and to respond to requests for mutual legal assistance from Member States that are investigating, prosecuting or handling extradition requests for fugitives wanted for international crimes committed in Rwanda. Many such States are now conducting those activities in their respective countries, with a View to extraditing them to Rwanda or prosecuting them nationally. The Office of the Prosecutor has the largest electronic database of evidence on the crimes committed in Rwanda.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“A number of fugitives, including some of the high-level indictees earmarked for trial at the ICTR, have also been located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Tracking Team of the Office of the Prosecutor. The ICTR generally and its Tracking Team in particular have not had the benefit of much cooperation from the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in effecting the arrest of those fugitives. Last week, however, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo indicated its readiness to participate in a tripartite meeting with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the ICTR to discuss this matter. We welcome that development and look forward to the meeting proposed for later this month.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“It should also undertake serious and conclusive investigations into the reported interests of Kabuga in the businesses and companies specified in the report and, if those are confirmed, take the necessary measures to freeze those assets as well. In short, Kenya has legal obligations of cooperation that the Security Council should request it to fulfil urgently. As the President indicated at the beginning of this meeting, members of the Council have before them a letter (8/2008/356) in which the Secretary-General draws this matter to their attention. Much of the past three years has been devoted to investigations of Kabuga's activities and his involvement with the country. The implementation of the recommendations of the joint task force is now overdue.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“Although in May 2008, following my request to the Government of Kenya for the implementation of the recommendations of the task force, the Government obtained a High Court order freezing one such property belonging to Kabuga, nothing else appears to have been done for the implementation of the rest of the recommendations of the task force and for the discharge of Kenya's responsibility in this case. Kenya must now proceed to maintain an active search for the fugitive within its territory, with a view to arresting him and transferring him to the ICTR or establishing his departure from its territory. Kenya should take steps, as other Member States have done, to freeze the bank accounts of the fugitive that may still be operational and to provide a report on all such accounts and others that may have been closed.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“On two specific occasions, in 1997 and 2005, efforts to arrest him in Kenya were thwarted. There is no record or other indication of his departure from the territory of Kenya. According to the task force, Kabuga is also reported to have interests in property and businesses in Kenya, either in his own name or jointly with family members or with business associates. There is evidence that he holds, or has held, accounts with banks in Kenya. His involvement and activities in Kenya are therefore very well documented.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“Indeed, in resolution 1503 (2003), the Council called on all States - but especially Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo - to intensify cooperation with and render all necessary assistance to the ICTR in connection with efforts to bring Fe'licien Kabuga and all other such indictees to the ICTR. For the past three years, my Office has been engaged with the Government of Kenya in the Kabuga case, largely through the joint Kenya-ICTR task force. The task force has now submitted three reports to the ICTR and to the Government of Kenya. Those reports indicate that there is documentary evidence of Kabuga's entry into Kenya in 1994 and of the grant of a resident Visa to him, as well as a business permit in 1995. Since then, there have been several reported sightings of him in Kenya.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“The cases of the fugitive indictees would pose a special problem as our rules do not permit trials in absentia. On the other hand, an acceptable national jurisdiction cannot so far be found to receive these cases. The Tracking Team of the Office of the Prosecutor continues to prioritize its activities and intensify its efforts to secure the arrests of more fugitives. The number of fugitives currently stands at 13, including Felicien Kabuga and a number of other persons who, because of their status or level of involvement in the genocide, have been earmarked for trial in the ICTR. With the cooperation of Member States, we hope to be able to effect more arrests of such figures in the months that lie ahead. The case of Felicien Kabuga has been a constant issue in the Council.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“The gains of the past and the need for a proper completion would be best sustained by permitting the ICTR to continue with trial activity beyond the end of 2008 in order to conclude pending cases. Although the Trial Chamber has recently rejected one of the five requests by the Prosecutor for the referral of the case of an indictee to Rwanda for trial - that was in the case of Prosecutor vs. Yussuf Munyakazi - the final decision on these requests may well come only later in the year, as the Prosecutor has decided to file an appeal against this decision with the Appeals Chamber of the ICTR. In the event that referral of these cases to Rwanda turns out to be impossible, these five cases would constitute additional work in 2009 for the ICTR, given that so far no country other than Rwanda has indicated a desire to receive any of these cases.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“All these three accused are considered of such a high level as to require trial at the ICTR rather than transfer to a national jurisdiction. I join the President of the ICTR, Judge Byron, in assuring the Council that the tribunal has indeed spared no effort over the years in taking all possible measures to meet the target date set by it in resolution 1503 (2003) and that, due to these new circumstances, an extension of the trial mandate of the ICTR to 2009 needs to be granted. Much has been accomplished in the past decade in combating impunity by bringing to account before the tribunals those persons suspected of committing these serious violations.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“Mr. Jallow: This year is an important landmark in the completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), having regard to resolution 1503 (2003), adopted by the Security Council. Although a significant number of accused persons will have been brought to account before the ICTR by the end of the year for their role in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda, and although many of the cases currently on trial will have been concluded, it is now evident that there will still be pending trial activity at the ICTR by the end of 2008. This situation has arisen essentially because of the three new arrests, of Callixte Nzabominana, Dominique Ntawukuriryayo and Augustin Ngibatware, respectively effected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in France and in Germany.”
2008-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5904 (2008) · source
“I wish to acknowledge the support of both the Council and the Secretariat in the discharge of my mandate. I shall do my utmost to discharge my responsibilities in that respect for the effective enforcement of international criminal justice.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“It is probable that some of them will continue to operate well after the closure of the Tribunal. But they will continue to require support, particularly with regard to access to the Prosecutor's evidentiary database. We plan in that respect to convene a meeting early in 2008 with a selected number of such national agencies in order to enhance modalities for sharing of information and general cooperation, now and beyond the closure of the Tribunal. Finally, I would like to express my profound appreciation to the Security Council for its decision of 14 September 2007 (resolution 1774 (2007)) to reappoint me as Prosecutor of the ICTR for a further four-year term, subject to an earlier termination upon completion of the work of the Tribunal.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“The overall objective of this intervention is to contribute to efforts to improve the legal system in Rwanda. Since my last report to the Security Council, my office has also made progress in the investigation of the allegations against members of the Rwandese Patriotic Front. We look forward to concluding this matter early next year. There are a number of member States which have now established special offices to investigate and prosecute within their territory the offences of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by residents. This is a welcome development that can contribute significantly to the global campaign to combat those serious violations of human rights. The Office of the Prosecutor at the ICTR is already providing support to some of those national agencies.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“I would like to express our thanks to the ambassadors of the Group of Friends in Nairobi, whose intervention actually made possible this recent advance in our discussions with Kenya. I implore them to continue to maintain their interest in this particular matter. Rwanda continues to cooperate with the Tribunal. The capacity-building programme for Rwanda continues to be implemented; the Office of the Prosecutor has, with the help of funding from the European Union, already delivered a number of training programmes for various categories of officials Within the Office of the Prosecutor-General in Rwanda. Areas covered included investigations and prosecutions, the use of information technology to provide trial support and the management of trial records.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“Of course, Felicien Kabuga remains one of our top fugitives who continue to evade justice. The Joint Task Force established a year ago between the ICTR and the Kenyan Government submitted its report to both the Government and the ICTR in August 2007, with a number of recommendations on the way forward. In my consultations with the Government last month, the Government reaffirmed its commitment to cooperate fully with the Tribunal with a View to, inter alia, tracking down Kabuga for trial. The Kenyan Government and the ICTR have agreed on a number measures, which will now be implemented by the Task Force and the Kenyan Government within a specific time frame that has been agreed upon with the Government. In the light of recent assurances from Kenya, we hope that it will indeed fulfil its obligations and commitments within that time frame.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“The efforts of our tracking team have been intensified, with good results, as demonstrated by the four arrests made since our most recent briefing to the Security Council. Happily, INTERPOL has also shown strong interest in assisting with the arrests of the fugitives and recently agreed with the ICTR on some measures aimed at cooperation in that respect. Consultations are ongoing with various parties, including the United Nations Secretariat, the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other Member States regarding those fugitives who are suspected to be in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As I said earlier, it is probable that further arrests can be carried out during 2008 with the cooperation of Member States.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“A final judicial determination of the pending requests for referral to Rwanda would facilitate the search for solutions to that issue. Similarly, if new arrests are made in 2008, as we anticipate, that will also add to our workload, and the Council will have to decide whether to enable the Tribunal to continue with the trials of such cases or to explore other alternatives. At this stage, I am merely alerting the Security Council to a possible increase in the Tribunal's workload in 2008, which may have an impact on the timeline for the completion of trials. If, for any reason, the workload increases, we shall be returning here to submit specific recommendations to the Council for its consideration.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“The Office of the Prosecutor has already prepared the cases of the six remaining detainees and is ready to proceed to trial in the event of any non- referral of their cases. We thus remain optimistic with regard to completion. However, members will recall that, in my briefings to the Council on 15 December 2006 (see 12 S/PV.5594) and on 18 June 2007 (see S/PV.5697), I alerted the Council to the fact that if, for any reason, referrals of cases to Rwanda were to prove impossible, that would result in a substantial increase in the ICTR's workload. While we are still in a position to conclude the trials of detainees whose referral is not possible, managing the cases of fugitives that are not transferred poses a more difficult challenge.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“As this year ends and we prepare for 2008, the crucial question is whether the ICTR will be able to complete all its trial activities by the end of 2008, as envisaged by the completion strategy. Our commitment and optimism with regard to reaching that target remain as strong as before. As the report indicates, we expect to complete by the end of 2008 our current workload related to the detainees now on trial or awaiting trial, with the sole exception of the Karemera case, which, as the President indicated, will probably run into 2009. While the trial proceedings related to the other cases are expected to end in 2008, a number of cases will also be in the judgement writing phase in 2009.”
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“Four of these relate to detainees in Arusha, and the fifth relates to a fugitive. Shortly, I intend to file additional requests for referral, under rule 11 bis, of the cases of additional indictees to Rwanda, given that the latter is currently the only jurisdiction willing to take any additional cases from the ICTR. Of course, the year ahead is of critical importance to the Tribunal's completion strategy. The Security Council will recall that it had requested the ICTR - and indeed the ICTY as well - to conclude all trial activities at first instance by 31 December 2008 and, in that regard, to concentrate on the prosecution of the most senior leaders and to transfer the rest to competent national jurisdictions for trial.”
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“I would like to express our appreciation for the cooperation of both France and Germany in that respect. Of those 14 fugitives still at large, including Felicien Kabuga, four are considered to be of a sufficiently high level to be earmarked for trial in Arusha itself. The implementation of the strategy for the referral of cases to national jurisdictions was effectively begun with the Trial Chamber's decision in November 2007 to transfer to France, under rule 11 bis, the cases of two indictees currently living in that country. Their trials will now proceed there. Again, I would like to thank the Government of France for agreeing to share the workload of the ICTR by prosecuting those persons in its own courts. There are now pending before the Trial Chamber five requests by the Prosecution for the transfer of cases to Rwanda.”
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